A single haunting folk track, just vocals and sparse instrumentation hanging in the air. "In the Pines" is the credits theme from a 2014 game that shipped across every platform from PS3 to Switch. The song is a traditional American folk standard, old and heavy with history, repurposed here as a closing statement.
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One track. That is it. But it sits with you the way a good credits song should, the kind where you do not skip because the game just did something to you. The arrangement stays stripped back, letting the lyrics do the work.
The silence after it ends says more than most full albums. For anyone who believes the best credits songs are the ones that make you stare at scrolling text.